Preet speaks with Sadie Gurman, a reporter at the Wall Street Journal covering the Department of Justice, about Attorney General Merrick Garland’s approach to death penalty cases.

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References & Supplemental Materials:

Sadie Gurman, “Merrick Garland Raises the Bar for Death Penalty,” Wall Street Journal, 2/17/23

Benjamin Weiser, “Suspect in Bike Path Killing Faces First Death Penalty Trial Under Biden,” New York Times, 1/7/23

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